THE ANGLER’S OUTLOOK: LIGHT WINDS MAKE FOR SMOOTH FISHING
By Capt. Bill Giliberti
This week’s weather looks to make for fantastic boating and fishing conditions. Light east winds will give you just enough of a cooling breeze,...
CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: TROLLING 101
Some say fishing is a sport, and some say it’s an art. I think trolling is one of the fine arts of fishing.
There are many forms of...
83 ANGLERS BATTLE FOR TOP HONORS IN SECOND MARATHON PREMIER SAILFISH TOURNAMENT
The 83 anglers in last weekend’s Marathon Premier Sailfish Tournament enjoyed a welcome change from the 2022 tournament’s 30 mph wind gusts and four- to eight-foot seas...
MORE TEAMS MEAN MORE PRIZE MONEY AT THE BULL & COW DOLPHIN TOURNAMENT
The 17th annual Tom Thumb Marathon Offshore Bull and Cow Dolphin Tournament will challenge anglers Friday through Sunday, May 5-7.
A grand prize of $10,000 cash will go...
‘TIS THE SEASON … GROUPER SEASON!
By Capt. Bill Giliberti
Grouper season is almost upon us. Starting Monday, May 1, groupers are in season until Dec. 31 in Monroe County waters. The season closes...
CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: SURVIVING SPRING CROWDS
Florida is the fishing capital of the world, and the Florida Keys are the fishing capital of Florida. During spring break, more boats and anglers flood the...
DRUGGED FISH: STUDY FINDS PHARMACEUTICALS IN REDFISH
A year-long study by Florida International University (FIU) and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) discovered pharmaceutical contaminants in the blood and other tissues of redfish in Florida...
BREAK OUT THE KITES FOR THE SAILFISH FIGHT OF A LIFETIME
By Capt. Bill Giliberti
Moderate winds out of the east combined with an east current created epic sailfish tailing conditions off of Marathon last month. The ocean water...
JUST THE TIPS: FISHING HEATS BACK UP AFTER COLD FRONT COOLED THE BITE
By Capt. Nick Borraccino
A late-season cold front tapped the brakes on an early spring last week. Air temps in the low 70s and even 60s briefly cooled...
CAPTAIN JOEL’S FISHIN’ HOLES: IT’S TARPON TIME!
Spring has sprung, and the tarpon are showing up at the bridges. At the Seven Mile Bridge the tarpon are feeding on large pilchards and finger mullet....